Douglas Alexander

‘No indications’ PHP code flaw has led to government sytems being hacked, cyber security official says – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Banks and building societies, Barclays, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Care workers, Crime, Domestic violence, Douglas Alexander, Economic policy, Economics, Gender pay gap, Gogglebox, John Healey, Labour, Office for National Statistics, Politics, Shabana Mahmood, Social care, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Trump administration, UK news, Unison | 0 |

Some 32 government services are offline while work is carried out to address potential cybersecurity issues, a minister has saidThe Office for National Statistics has also published a report on the gender pay gap. It says:The...

Minister says 32 government services offline due to PHP code flaw – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Banks and building societies, Barclays, Budget, Budget 2026, Business, Crime, Domestic violence, Douglas Alexander, Economic policy, Economics, Gender pay gap, John Healey, Labour, Office for National Statistics, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Trump administration, UK news | 0 |

Organisations around the world scrambling to fix a critical security flaw in the programming language PHP used by the majority of websitesThe Office for National Statistics has also published a report on the gender pay gap. It...

Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says

by The Guardian | Oct 14, 2026 | Brexit, Business, Douglas Alexander, Economic policy, Economics, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, India, International trade, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, Trade policy, UK news, World News | 0 |

Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with EuropeUK politics live – latest updatesBritain will benefit from much closer trading relations with the EU...

Starmer says it ‘beggars belief’ he wasn’t told about Mandelson vetting failure as he faces down the Commons – UK politics as it happened

by The Guardian | Apr 20, 2026 | Barack Obama, Civil service, Conservatives, Donald Trump, Douglas Alexander, Ed Davey, Emily Thornberry, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Green party, Immigration and asylum, John McDonnell, John Swinney, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Lee Anderson, Migration, Morgan McSweeney, Nigel Farage, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Reform UK, Richard Tice, Scotland, Scottish elections 2026, The Guardian, UK news, Your Party, Zarah Sultana | 0 |

MPs jeered as PM said it is ‘incredible’ he was not told full story and he was wrong to appoint Mandelson as US ambassadorAt his press conference Nigel Farage was asked about reports saying that Keir Starmer knew about the...

Starmer says it ‘beggars belief’ he wasn’t told about Mandelson vetting failure as he faces down the Commons – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Apr 20, 2026 | Civil service, Conservatives, Douglas Alexander, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Green party, Immigration and asylum, John Swinney, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Migration, Nigel Farage, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Reform UK, Scotland, Scottish elections 2026, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

MPs jeered as PM said it is ‘incredible’ he was not told full story and he was wrong to appoint Mandelson as US ambassadorAt his press conference Nigel Farage was asked about reports saying that Keir Starmer knew about the...

Starmer says it ‘beggars belief’ he wasn’t told about Mandelson vetting failure as he faces Commons – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Apr 20, 2026 | Civil service, Conservatives, Douglas Alexander, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Green party, Immigration and asylum, John Swinney, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Migration, Nigel Farage, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Reform UK, Scotland, Scottish elections 2026, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

MPs jeer as PM says it is ‘incredible’ he was not told full story and says he was wrong to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador At his press conference Nigel Farage was asked about reports saying that Keir Starmer knew about the...

No 10 signals Starmer accepts he inadvertently misled parliament over Mandelson vetting – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Apr 20, 2026 | Civil service, Conservatives, Douglas Alexander, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Green party, Immigration and asylum, John Swinney, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Migration, Nigel Farage, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Reform UK, Scotland, Scottish elections 2026, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Downing Street spokesperson says PM ‘would never knowingly mislead parliament or the public’Judgment day for PM over Mandelson scandalAt his press conference Nigel Farage was asked about reports saying that Keir Starmer knew...

No 10 signals Starmer accepts he inadvertently misled parliament over what he said about Mandelson vetting – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Apr 20, 2026 | Civil service, Conservatives, Douglas Alexander, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Immigration and asylum, John Swinney, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Migration, Nigel Farage, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Reform UK, Scotland, Scottish elections 2026, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Downing Street suggests that the prime minister will tell MPs that he accepts he inadvertently misled parliamentJudgment day for PM over Mandelson scandalAt his press conference Nigel Farage was asked about reports saying that...

Starmer expected to lead Labour into next election, says minister, but warns there are ‘no certainties’ amid Mandelson scandal – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Apr 20, 2026 | Civil service, Conservatives, Douglas Alexander, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Immigration and asylum, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Migration, Nigel Farage, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Douglas Alexander defends PM ahead of Commons showdown over Mandelson scandalJudgment day for PM over Mandelson scandalAt his press conference Nigel Farage was asked about reports saying that Keir Starmer knew about the security...

Naming Mandelson as ambassador before vetting was mistake, minister says

by The Guardian | Apr 20, 2026 | Douglas Alexander, Keir Starmer, Labour, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Douglas Alexander says lessons need to be learned but he expects Keir Starmer will continue as PMIt was a mistake to announce Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US before he was security vetted for the role, one of...

Starmer says he ‘will never walk away’ as Burnham joins Labour figures backing PM – as it happened

by The Guardian | Feb 10, 2026 | Anas Sarwar, Andy Burnham, Bangor University, Benefits, Douglas Alexander, Ed Miliband, Eluned Morgan, Energy, Green economy, House of Lords, Keir Starmer, Labour, Law, Media, Palantir, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Reform UK, Renewable energy, Scotland, Scottish politics, Tax, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news, Wales, Welsh politics, Wes Streeting | 0 |

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereKemi Badenoch has said that Keir Starmer just received a “stay of execution” yesterday. Speaking to reporters on a visit this morning, she said:[Starmer] is in a very...

Starmer says he ‘will never walk away’ as Burnham joins Labour figures backing PM – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Feb 10, 2026 | Anas Sarwar, Andy Burnham, Douglas Alexander, Ed Miliband, Eluned Morgan, Energy, Green economy, Keir Starmer, Labour, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Renewable energy, Scotland, Scottish politics, The Guardian, UK news, Wales, Welsh politics, Wes Streeting | 0 |

Key Labour figures have rallied around the prime minister amid speculation over his leadershipKemi Badenoch has said that Keir Starmer just received a “stay of execution” yesterday. Speaking to reporters on a visit this morning,...

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